Washing-machine.



No. 890,714. PATENTED JUNE is, 190 v v A. A.&D.ID. RULLMAN.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED mm: 12, 1907.

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A. A. & D. D. B'ULLMAN.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLI OATION .FILED JUNE 12, 1907.

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' ADOLPHI AUGUST: RU-LLMAN AND nAvInnoUeLAss RULLM N, or WATHENA, KANSAS;

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Patented June 16, 190.8.

Eli-OiGZZ-Whom it/r nay concernil I "Be it known that we, ADQLPH A; RULLMAri" and DAVID D. RULLMAN, citizens. of the United States, residing at Wathena, in the .5 county of Doniphan and State of Kansas,

' have-invented certain new and 'u'sefulImro'vcments in Washin' -Machines and we do ereby declare the :fo lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, Such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it a reference eing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the. letters. and reference marked thereon,

which form a part K 115 of this specification. I

Thi'sinvention relatesto new and useful amprovements in washing machines, and the object of the-invention is.to produce an ap paratns of this nature'which is simple in 2Q construction 'andafiording means whereby elo'thes may be thoroughly cleansed. 1 Our invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts which will be hereinafter fully describedand then specifically defined the appended claims... We il ustrate our invention iinltheaccom- {panying drawings, in which Figure 1' is a perspective View of our com- E lete machine, "Fig; 2 is a sectional View on ne 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of ,ga slight" modification, and Fig. 4 is a detailed fgpers'pective view of part of the a paratus. Reference now being had to t e details of %]16 drawings b l tt r, A' designates the body f portion of a machine and B designates alid or top to whlich' the operative "mechanism of the machine is attached. i I designates a bracket havin laterally 4oi-ejproj'ect'in arms C which are para el to each ."ojther,sai' bracket being ada ted tobebolted rotherwise secured to the id or top of the lwasher,

"D designates ametallic block having'an arched opening D formed therein and an a arched opening and block and through which v ,aperture, a shaft E passes,be'ing held therein by means of the F 'des ignates a tubular shaft in which is a reinforcing lug F which'is'fastened station,- ary to thee aft E. By this construction, it will be noted the shaft F also shaft E will have rotary movementfifndependent of the '1i10ck-*19? i'n-whi-h it is swiveled. Said shaft pertains to make and use same,

figures of pin E- or other suitable F has an aperture F formed therein through which airI is allowed to enter, and, if desired, a plurality of apertures may be formed in the shaft to allow a greater quantity of airlto enter. V

Fixed to the lower end of the shaft F isa pounder G which is with. a hole in its apex through which said shaftyextends. The upper movement of the pounder is'limited by means of a conicalment. of which is prevented by'means of a pin 9 passin" through the shaft. 7 It willbe u on the shaft by means of said conical-shaped washeni I, I designate two rods which are bentfto 5 form 100 sand which are fastened to the pounder y means of rivets, as shown;

J designates a half cup-shaped air chute tapering toward its upper end and is attached fastemng means. 1

which-are fastened in the socket members L upoiisaid bracket.

aperture in the shaft F and is held in, lace by means of the concaved clampin p ates N. Said shaft has arms M upon't e conrollcrs O which are positioned to turn uppn opposite sidesfof the rod L. Said rollers are held upon their bearings by means of the bar 90 Q, wciiich latter is held in place by means of a pin I Projectin from the swiveled block D is a bearing pinlt upon which a pitman R is piv otallymounted, said pitman being in turn pivotally connected to a crank on the shaft S journaled in'the stirrup-shaped bracket S. A suitable fly wheelT is mounted upon the end of the crank shaft 8. s

Inoperation, the block or head D is made to reciprocate by means of the pitman which 'is actuated by the'crank shaft, thereby'causing the shaft. 'Fto be raised and lowered at any desired height and speed. A direct r0- tary movement is given to said shaft F by the two anti-friction rollers O which straddle the rod L and contact with the same at posi' tions upon opposite ed es thereof, thereby givlilng a quick and oscil ating movement, as we 'pounder.

When the washer is in operation, the

preferably funnel-shaped shaped washer or stop G the upper move noted, there ore, that the pounder'is securely held and reinforced to the 'pounder by means of rivets or'other Y L designates a curved red, the ends of '--".l\i-- isj a forked .s haft, passing through an i tracted portions of which areanti-friction l as a reciprocating movement, to the pounder is raised and lowered at great speed, .at the same time rotating it back and forvented'from lodging in the corners and also the peculiarfshape of the body, of the machine assists in agitatin thewater.

I By the provision of t e apparatus shown and described, it;will' be noted that-a great agitation of the water in which the clothes are bein washed will be caused by reason of the quic and peculiar movements which are imparted to the pounder, and by having the anti-friction rollers at a distance from the shaft which are adapted to rock, a greater leverage is afforded than wouldv be the case if the anti-friction rollerswere nearer to said shaft, and with this .leverage the "rotation of said ounder is made; very light] 1. A washing apparatus com-prising a bracket having laterally rejecting arms adapted t'o'be fastened tot elid; ofthe ma chine, a curved andincflined rod, ,the ends of whi'chare"fastenedin sockets in said bracket, a reciprocating shaft mounted in registering 1 apertures in the ,lateralprojections oftlie bracketya pounder at the end of the shaft, a forked member havinga shank portion passing throu h an aperture in said shaft,

'means for hol ing said member to the shaft, anti-friction rollers j ournaled upon contracted ends of the arms of said forked member and one upon each side of said rod against which they are adapted to contact, and fnealilis for reciprocating said shaft, as set ort 2. A Washing apparatus comprising a bracket havinglaterally rojecting arms,

adapted to be'fastened to t e lid of the machine, a curved andinclined rod, the ends of which are fastened in sockets in said bracket,

a reciprocating shaft mounted in registering apertures in the, lateral projections of the bracket, a pounder at the end of the shaft, a forked member havinga shank portion passing through an aperture in said shaft, means for holdin said member to the shaft, antifriction ro lers journaled upon contracted ends of the arms of said forked memberand one upon each side of said rod against which they are adapted to contact, a block to which said shaft is swiveled, a pitman ivotally connected to said block, a crank s aft con-'- 'nected to said pitman, a fly wheel fixed to r said crank shaft, anda bracket member in which the latter is journaled,.as set forth.

In testimony wher'eofwe hereunto aflix' our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

-ADOLPH AUGUSTRULLMAN.

QDAVID DOUGLASS RULLMAN. -Witnessesz I EMMA Moumoums, J; S. LIBEL. 

